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Notes ​

Arcweave's notes are simple, flexible sticky textboxes you can place on your boards to jot down ideas, instructions, or reminders.

Part of an Arcweave board with orange rectangles emphasizing the notes.

They're great for organizing your thoughts, leaving comments for teammates, or planning what comes next, without affecting your story's flow.

Notes share some features with elements:

Notes differ from elements in the following aspects:

  • ❌ They do not have a title field.
  • ❌ They are not part of the flowchart and cannot have connections.
  • ❌ They cannot take components as attachments.
  • ❌ They cannot contain blockquotes or Arcscript.

Create notes ​

To create a note:

  • Right-click on an empty area of the current board and select Create > Note.

Or:

  • Drag the new note icon from the bottom menu onto an empty area of the board.

An orange arrow pointing at the note icon at the bottom menu.

Select notes ​

Click a note to select it. To select multiple items, see Select board items.

With only the note selected, right-click it on the board and select Copy link. Opening the link centers the note on its board in the language active when you copied it.

See Share an item or board position for access requirements.

Delete notes ​

To delete a note, do either of the following actions:

  • Select it and press Delete or Backspace.
  • Right-click on the note and select Delete selection.

Edit notes ​

To edit a note, double-click its content.

Format the note's content using rich text.

To exit editing mode, press Esc or click anywhere outside the note.

Resize notes ​

To resize a note manually, select it and drag any of its corners or edges.

To set it to auto-resize, so it continuously adjusts to fit its content, double-click any edge or corner handle.

Change color theme ​

You can change the color of your notes, to color-code them by topic or purpose.

To change a note's color theme, right-click on it and choose one of the available colors from the menu.

A note's context menu which is used to set the note's color.